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Board hears early peak in respiratory season; Mesa County has no measles cases though Colorado has reported cases

Mesa County Board of Public Health · April 14, 2026
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Health Protection Division Director Sally Born told the board respiratory season peaked earlier than in prior years and that hospitalization and ILI primary-care visit patterns fell after a January surge; she also noted 13 measles cases in Colorado but said none are in Mesa County.

Sally Born, Health Protection Division Director, told the Mesa County Board of Public Health that the county’s recent respiratory-illness season (defined by the agency as Oct. 1–Mar. 31) peaked earlier than in prior years and that primary-care visits for influenza-like illness declined steadily after a January surge.

"Our flu season this past go around the peak hit…

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